complex sentence

sentence whose constituents include at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
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Summary

complex sentence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (533 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: compound sentence[2]
  • Opposite of: coordinate compound sentence[3], juxtaposed sentence[4]
  • Has part(s) of the class: dependent clause[5], independent clause[6]

Why It Matters

complex sentence is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 2869
    Sitelink count → 8
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'cv', 'de', 'hy', 'pl', 'ru', 'sk', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 2869, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7331653|complex sentence (#7331653)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → compound sentence
    Aliases → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0219897-souveti
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0219897-souveti, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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